Body color: Black, w/ irregular clear yellow blotches on back, lateral line, and lower sides; clear areas tend to run together on lower sides; yellow patch on membranes between anterior dorsal spines.
Peritoneum color: light Shape between eyes: concave
Counts: D:XIII,12-14, Ar:5-7, P1:17-18, GR:25-30, LLp:35-46, LLs:?-?, V:26
Occurence: Northern California - Baja California
Depth: 37 meters Size: 38 cm Species code: 30155
Similar species: Gopher RF - body brown w/ flesh-colored blotches (black w/ yellow in Yellow-and-Black RF); gillrakers typically 28-30 (typically 27-28 in Black-and-Yellow RF) China RF - body black w/ broad yellow stripe; anal rays typically 7 (typically 6 in Black-and-Yellow RF). Quillback RF - body brown w/ yellow mottling; spinous dorsal-fin membranes deeply incised; anal rays typically 7 (typically 6 in Black-and-Yellow RF). Brown RF - body brown w/ darker brown mottling; anal rays typically 7 (typically 6 in Black-and-Yellow RF); head spines 6 and 8 typically present.